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Amine vs Ninhydrin - What's the difference?

amine | ninhydrin |

As nouns the difference between amine and ninhydrin

is that amine is while ninhydrin is ninhydrin.

amine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals.
  • (organic chemistry) Any organic compound containing an amine functional group.

    • Derived terms

    * primary amine e.g. methylamine * secondary amine e.g. dimethylamine * tertiary amine e.g. trimethylamine * quaternary ammonium compound e.g.tetramethylammonium hydroxide * amino- * amino

    See also

    * ammine

    Anagrams

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    ninhydrin

    English

    (wikipedia ninhydrin)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) The aromatic compound 2,2-dihydroxyindane-1,3-dione which is used as a reagent to detect amines